Exactly. The church is being called out with what result? I'm surprised there still is any Catholics after the abuse was exposed. Go figger? Nevermind that: talk about the con! Eternal life? Get real! Pig in a poke! Snake oil! Unless the fantasy becomes reality.

nobody is afraid of god until someone makes them afraid of god and they themselves accept the fear.

@chiara23k
That doesn’t change my statement

Brother! If you want to prevent yer ass from frying like a tree toad, in the skillet of Hades! Then listen to me & give yer money.

Just the lift that I need.

Why would saying you don't believe in a god label you a racist?

@redbai exactly my point. It shouldn't, but people assume that if you don't believe in God, then you are disrespecting the very foundation of religion, and therefore, other religious people.

@Vpatel while I can see how, given the social dynamics regarding atheism in some parts of the world, that you might be vilified, but I don't see how racism is invoked unless you are referencing something besides their belief. Believing in a god has nothing to do with race.

@redbai Yes, I see your distinction. But all the more the case why the issue was absurd.

@redbai But it has a lot to do with culture.

@redbai WHAT!

@Atheist3 What has a lot to do with culture?

@redbai Fer sure.

Very much said, but I'm not convinced that it will be quick, and we will reach a plateau of a number of religious people that won't reduce. For the same reasons that people fall for really obvious scams. The brain is just so fallible, and wants to seek pleasure, which is more often found in the belief of the untruths than hard, true, but unpaletable science fact.

I agree